deuan (เดือน)

Thai for ‘month’ or ‘lunar month’, as well as for ‘moon’. In Thai, the months are named after the signs of the zodiac and their names are: mokaraakhom or makaraakhom (มกราคม, abbr. ม.ค.) for January; kumpaaphan (กุมภาพันธ์, abbr. ก.พ.) for February; mihnaakhom (มีนาคม, abbr. มี.ค.) for March; mesaayon (เมษายน, abbr. เม.ย.) for April; preutsaphaakhom (พฤษภาคม, abbr. พ.ค.) for May; mithunaayon (มิถุนายน, abbr. มิ.ย.) for June; karakadaakhom (กรกฎาคม, abbr. ก.ค.) for July; singhaakhom (สิงหาคม, abbr. ส.ค.) for August; kanyaayon (กันยายน, abbr. ก.ย.) for September; tulaakhom (ตุลาคม, abbr. ต.ค.) for October; preutsajikaayon (พฤศจิกายน, abbr. พ.ย.) for November; and thanwaakhom (ธันวาคม abbr. ธค) for December. Note that all months that according to the solar system have 31 days end on khom (คม) and those that have 30 days all use the suffix yon (ยน) so in Thai the number of days in a month is immediately clear from its name. Hence, February is the only month ending on phan (พันธ์). The months in which the leaves bud (May, last month of Spring) or fall (November, the last month of Autumn), both start with preutsa, though whilst the former uses a So Reusi (ษ ฤๅษี, i.e. พฤษ), the latter is with a So Sala (ศ ศาลา, i.e. พฤศ). Though January is the first month in the western calendar, according to the old Thai counting, the year starts with April, and one needs to keep this system in account when reading historic texts etc. See also BE, Phra Jan, Chandra and CALENDAR OF EVENTS. 回